In spring, just after the blooms fade, apply mulch and fertilize with a controlled-release, acid-forming fertilizer such as cottonseed meal or commercial azalea/camellia food.

The fruits likewise show a predominance of base-forming elements over acid-forming elements and for this reason may be used to balance the diet.

Thus, the growth of acid-forming organisms in milk becomes checked by the formation of acid from the fermentation of the sugar.